On This Page
This set of Quantitative Techniques Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Quantitative Techniques Set 1
Q1 | The techniques which provide the decision maker a systematic and powerful means ofanalysis to explore policies for achieving predetermined goals are called..........................
- Correlation techniques
- Mathematical techniques
- Quantitative techniques
- None of the above
Q2 | Correlation analysis is a ..............................
- Univariate analysis
- Bivariate analysis
- Multivariate analysis
- Both b and c
Q3 | If change in one variable results a corresponding change in the other variable, then thevariables are.........................
- Correlated
- Not correlated
- Any of the above
- None of the above
Q4 | When the values of two variables move in the same direction, correlation is said to be............................
- Linear
- Non-linear
- Positive
- Negative
Q5 | When the values of two variables move in the opposite directions, correlation is said to be............................
- Linear
- Non-linear
- Positive
- Negative
Q6 | When the amount of change in one variable leads to a constant ratio of change in theother variable, then correlation is said to be .........................
- Linear
- Non-linear
- Positive
- Negative
Q7 | ...........................attempts to determine the degree of relationship between variables.
- Regression analysis
- Correlation analysis
- Inferential analysis
- None of these
Q8 | Non-linear correlation is also called.....................................
- Non-curvy linear correlation
- Curvy linear correlation
- Zero correlation
- None of these
Q9 | Scatter diagram is also called ......................
- Dot chart
- Correlation graph
- Both a and b
- None of these
Q10 | If all the points of a scatter diagram lie on a straight line falling from left upper corner tothe right bottom corner, the correlation is called...................
- Zero correlation
- High degree of positive correlation
- Perfect negative correlation
- Perfect positive correlation
Q11 | If all the dots of a scatter diagram lie on a straight line falling from left bottom corner tothe right upper corner, the correlation is called..................
- Zero correlation
- High degree of positive correlation
- Perfect negative correlation
- Perfect positive correlation
Q12 | Numerical measure of correlation is called .....................
- Coefficient of correlation
- Coefficient of determination
- Coefficient of non-determination
- Coefficient of regression
Q13 | Coefficient of correlation explains:
- Concentration
- Relation
- Dispersion
- Asymmetry
Q14 | Coefficient of correlation lies between:
- 0 and +1
- 0 and –1
- –1 and +1
- – 3 and +3
Q15 | A high degree of +ve correlation between availability of rainfall and weight of weight ofpeople is:
- A meaningless correlation
- A spurious correlation
- A nonsense correlation
- All of the above
Q16 | If the ratio of change in one variable is equal to the ratio of change in the other variable,then the correlation is said to be .....................
- Linear
- Non-linear
- Curvilinear
- None of these
Q17 | Pearsonian correlation coefficient if denoted by the symbol ...............
- K
- r
- R
- None of these
Q18 | If r= +1, the correlation is said to be ...................
- High degree of +ve correlation
- High degree of –ve correlation
- Perfect +ve correlation
- Perfect –ve correlation
Q19 | If the dots in a scatter diagram fall on a narrow band, it indicates a ....................... degreeof correlation.
- Zero
- High
- Low
- None of these
Q20 | If all the points of a dot chart lie on a straight line vertical to the X-axis, then coefficientof correlation is ...................
- 0
- +1
- –1
- None of these
Q21 | If all the points of a dot chart lie on a straight line parallel to the X-axis, it denotes.................................of correlation.
- High degree
- Low degree
- Moderate degree
- Absence
Q22 | If dots are lying on a scatter diagram in a haphazard manner, then r = ......................
- 0
- +1
- –1
- None of these
Q23 | The unit of Coefficient of correlation is ........................
- Percentage
- Ratio
- Same unit of the data
- No unit
Q24 | Product moment correlation method is also called ........................
- Rank correlation
- Pearsonian correlation
- Concurrent deviation
- None of these
Q25 | The –ve sign of correlation coefficient between X and Y indicates.............................
- X decreasing, Y increasing
- X increasing, Y decreasing
- Any of the above
- There is no change in X and Y